Travel to North Georgia wine country

Jill Vejnoska, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, MCT

Vineyard owners carefully watch their grapes throughout the summer to get their sugar content up as high as possible without allowing them to overripen. Grapes in North Georgia typically are harvested in September and early October, then sent through the crushing and fermentation process.

Vineyard owners carefully watch their grapes throughout the summer to get their sugar content up as high as possible without allowing them to overripen. Grapes in North Georgia typically are harvested in September and early October, then sent through the crushing and fermentation process. (Jill Vejnoska, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, MCT)

Vineyard owners carefully watch their grapes throughout the summer to get their sugar content up as high as possible without allowing them to overripen. Grapes in North Georgia typically are harvested in September and early October, then sent through the crushing and fermentation process.